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What does missa mean?

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Noun
  1. (music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
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Look at the failures of conductors and orchestras and choruses to perform the Missa Solemnis.
As shown above, Bach combined the Kyrie and Gloria into the Missa, according to the common practice of that time.
How much sovereign you goin' to give Peter and missa Burrowes?
Stubbings is a previous Master of the Music and Missa Stella Splendens is a festal congregational communion setting.
As with the old Missa Brevis, so too nowadays it's not strictly necessary to set the Credo to fresh music.
At first it was to have been a missa brevis, but the rest was added later.

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